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15 Dec

Post-COVID wellness retreats: disaster capitalism or a helpful resource?

With COVID cases still rising in lots of areas the world over, we’re learning more about long COVID. Since the virus is latest and long COVID impacts people in different ways, there’s no one-size-fits-all treatment. This is probably why many patients are turning to alternative medicine. More specifically: long COVID wellness retreats and the growing wellness travel market. In accordance with guidance for UK health workers, long COVID is characterised by symptoms continuing for greater than 12 weeks after a COVID-19 infection (severe or mild) which may't be explained by one other cause. For some, this may be extreme tiredness and shortness of breath, for others this may include problems with memory and concentration – generally known as ‘brain fog’. Long...
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3 Dec

The West Coast’s Buzziest Wellness Retreats and What Makes

Wellness tourism has been booming. Together with looking for healthier lifestyles and cutting vices, visitors are on the lookout for mental well-being and to administer stress. The sector reached $720 billion in 2019, in keeping with The Global Wellness Institute, before dropping resulting from COVID-19. With the world traveling again, wellness tourism was valued at $814.6 billion in 2022, notes a report by business consulting firm Grand View Research, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.42 percent from 2023 to 2030. The West Coast, arguably the hub of wellness, is full of retreats and centers. Here, a take a look at the buzziest ones — five stars and celebrity-filled — and what makes them unique: The open air gallery: Sensei Lanai,...
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